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Hadi Matar convicted of terrorism for Salman Rushdie stabbing

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Hadi Matar has been convicted on federal terrorism charges for the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie. Matar, already serving a state prison sentence for the attack, was found guilty by a jury of engaging in transnational terrorism. Prosecutors argued Matar was motivated by a 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini over Rushdie's novel, The Satanic Verses. Matar faces a potential life sentence in addition to his existing 25-year state sentence. AI

RANK_REASON Conviction in a high-profile terrorism trial involving a renowned author. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Hadi Matar convicted of terrorism for Salman Rushdie stabbing

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Hadi Matar convicted in terrorism trial over Salman Rushdie stabbing

    A man was convicted on Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel The Satanic Verses. A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act…

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